Toy revolver



J. H. WEIMER TOY REVOLVER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 17. 1957 m m M N H NHWEIMER JOj-i Nov. 17, 1959 J. H. WEIMER 2,912,780

TOY REVOLVER Filed Dec. 1'7. 195'? 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 ATTORNEY United States Patent 2,912,780 TOY REVOLVER John H. Weimer, Manheim, Pa., assignor to The Hubley Manufacturing Company, Lancaster, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application December 17, 1957, Serial No. 703,329

3 Claims. (Cl. 42-58) This invention relates to toy revolvers and more particularly to a firearm of the toy ball and cap type simulating early revolvers in which the charge or cap and ball were loaded by the manipulation of a rod and lever.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a toy revolver wherein the barrel and cylinder are normally alined and the barrel is rotatably mounted in the stock to be swung to one side, by the manipulation of a control lever, to release the means which holds the barrel and cylinder alined, thereby permitting the cylinder to be removed for reloading with simulated bullets.

Another object of the invention is to provide simple, practical and reliable means for holding the barrel and cylinder in normally assembled relation to simulate the firing position, and which means will withstand considerable abuse in use due to frequent removal and replacement of the cylinder for reloading.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for preventing the cylinder from accidentally leaving its supporting shaft after the barrel has been angularly rotated clear thereof to avoid the cylinder falling to the ground or floor and the simulated bullets spilling over such surface.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the invention consists in the novel construction, combinatiOn and arrangement of parts, hereinafter more fully described, illustrated and claimed.

A preferred and practical embodiment of the invention is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the toy revolver with the barrel shown in normal position in full lines and in the cylinder clearing position by dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a perspective view with the barrel rotated to clear the front end of the cylinder and to show the position of parts when the lever holds the locking sleeve against the force of its return spring.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view with the barrel and cylinder in normal position but with the locking sleeve control lever set at the point to fully withdraw the sleeve from the cylinder supporting shaft.

Figure 4 is a vertical cross sectional view taken on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Figure 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Figure 6 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 3.

Similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

The stock A supports the barrel B in front of a cylinder C. Cylinder C is intended to hold a plurality of simulated bullets C which receive percussion caps intended to be detonated by the hammer H. The simulated bullets are intended to be loaded from the rear of the cylinder, and, in order to reload, it is desirable to first swingthe barrel B to cylinder clearing position so that the cylinder C can be manually removed from the stock for more convenient reloading.

A simulated case extractor D is shown to be pivotally supported on the stock at D.

Referring to Figure 3 it may be observed that the barrel B is made of complementary hollow sections held together by the usual rivets or the like. These sections are provided with an offset bracket portion B which is formed with a pivot 1. This pivot is preferably made in two halves, one on each section, and it is headed as shown at 2 so that the pivot may be held against longitudinal displacement when the barrel assembly, consisting of the two halves referred to are put together in the usual way. On the other hand, the barrel B and its bracket B may turn freely on the pivot so as to clear the front end of the cylinder C when desired.

Referring more in detail to the barrel B, it will be observed that the same is internally provided with a one-piece slidable rack 3 and a locking or keeper sleeve 4. This rack is biased by spring 5 toward the stock and is intended to be engaged by the teeth of a segment 6 at one end of a lever 7 pivoted as at 8 to the bracket B. The rack and gear arrangement is intended to move the rack against the force of the spring 5.

The outer or free end of the lever 7 is provided with latch means, including a tongue 9 and depression 10, said tongue fitting between the opposite legs 11-11 of a keeper including a rounded projection 12 for entering the depression 10 when the lever is stored parallel to the barrel. When the lever is in this position, the spring 5 forces the sleeve 4 carried by the rack 3 telescopically over the shaft 14 rigidly carried by the stock A. This shaft and the sleeve are the axis for the rotatable cylinder C. As shown, more especially in Fig. 3, the shaft 14 snugly fits in the rear portion of the bore 15 of the cylinder so that the cylinder will be supported to rotate freely under the action of the hammer H. The rear portion of the bore 15 is of smaller diameter than the mouth 16 at the front face of the cylinder C so that the locking sleeve 13 may freely fit in a socket provided by the difference in diameter between the bore at 15 and the bore at 16.

When the cylinder is thus centered and supported as above indicated, the lever 7 is in the dotted line position in Figure 3, and said cylinder may be rotated in a conventional step by step manner by pulling the trigger T. The ratchet means between the cylinder and trigger forms no part of the present invention and it will be understood that any of the expedients of the art may be utilized.

Between the stock and the cylinder a suitable leaf spring 17 is provided for imposing sufiicient drag on the rotation of the cylinder C to keep it from spinning under the influence of the hammer and ratchet operating means, and also to prevent accidental axial displacement of the cylinder from the shaft 14 when the lever 7 is moved outwardly from the barrel and turned as shown in Figure 2 to expose the face of the cylinder and permit its manual withdrawal for reloading.

Assuming that the pistol is in the position shown in full lines in Figure 1 and it is desired to remove the cylinder C, the lever 7 is grasped by the fingers and pulled with suificient force to withdraw the keeper tongue 9 from the latch means 11-11. As the lever is pulled to the position shown in full lines in Figs. 2 and 3, for example, the segment 6 and the rack 3 withdraw the sleeve 4 from the shaft 14. Thereafter, it will be seen that the barrel B may be turned or rotated through an arc of approximately or possibly more, thereby to cause the barrel to move from obstructing relation to the cylinder and the latter may then be pulled manually against the friction of spring 17 to empty the magazine cells of the cylinder of spent bullets" and enable the user to reload the shells with percussion caps.

The removable and replaceable bullets consist of priq 3 t v, mari'ly a shell 18 and a simulated bullet 19 which telescopically interfit, and which may come apart'sd that a fresh cap can be placed between the bottom of the shell and the' bullet or slug and both replaced and-fitted in one of the openings in the cylinder.

p 1. A toy pistol, comprising, a stockQa shaftcarried by the stock, a barrel including anoffset bracket portion, a pivot on said bracket portion for connecting the barrel to the stock for swinging movement of the barrel, a

cylinder having a bore including a rear portion of a diameter snugly to fit the shaft and also having a front portion of larger diameter to provide a keeper socket, a sleeve slidable in the barrel, a spring normally urging the sleeve toward said socket to lock the barrel and the stock together and hold the cylinder in place, a lever pivoted to the bracket and means at one end for controlling the movement of the sleeve against the force of the spring, and cooperating latch means respectively on the free end of the lever and the barrel for holding the lever parallel to the barrel when the sleeve engages over said shaft.

2. A toy pistol, comprising, a stock, a shaft carried by the stock, a barrel pivoted to the stock on an axis parallel to and spaced radially from the shaft, a cylinder having a bore of a diameter to snugly fit the shaft and also having a portion of larger diameter surrounding the forward end of said shaft to provide a keeper socket, a sleeve including a rack portion spring biased toward the shaft to normally cause the sleeve to telescopically fit over the shaft and hold thebarrel and stock in normal simulated firing position, a lever pivoted tothe barrel and having a 4 segmental rack engaging with the rack portion of the 1eeve,"s'aid lever rnernber being normally held in releasably latched position relative to the barrel, and said lever when unlatched swingable to withdraw the sleeve from interlocking telescopic engagement with the shaft, a leaf spring confined between thestock and the cylinder for imposing drag on the cylinder whereby when the sleeve is withdrawn from the 's'haftand the barrel tilted to one side, the cylinder will require manual force to release it from the shaft; I p

3. A toy pistol, comprising, a stock, a shaft carried by the stock, a barrel having a laterally ofiset bracket portion pivoted to thestock on an axis parallel to and spaced radially from the shaft, a cylinder having a bore including a rear portion for snugly receiving the shaft and also having a front portion of larger diameter than the rear portion to provide a socket, a sleeve slidably mounted in the barrel for entering said socket to axially and telescopically fit over the shaft, spring means normally biasing the sleeve toward the shaft, and a lever pivoted to the bracket and connected with the sleeve for moving the same against the force of said spring means from a position telescop ically surrounding the shaft thereby permitting the barrel to swing'laterally to effect the removal of the cylinder from the shaft.

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